Chapter 44: Curve Rescue
Every year, the late spring and early summer are the difficult seasons when the green and yellow are not connected, no matter whose cottage is in short supply, no matter which pole the people and horses have to go down the mountain to get grain.
Nearby, they will rob the rich families in nearby villages and towns, and they will go hundreds of miles away to grab commercial ports and wharves. This year, Qiu Meizi took charge for the first time and set her sights on Qinglong Town. Perhaps in response to that sentence, the more dangerous the place, the safer!
There are several grain stores in Qinglong Town, and Feng Sijia has the largest grain store.
Yang Hu and Wang Mingxuan secretly set up ambushes in several grain stores, thinking that this time they could annihilate the bandits of Qiu Meizi in one fell swoop and make miraculous achievements.
However, Qiu Meizi already has a lot of experience in fighting, and she is not so easy to take the bait. She first sent her subordinates to the bottom of the mountain to step on the plate.
As soon as Changsheng got off the mountain, he encountered a lively scene. Just in time for Mei Renhou to feast Huaiyong at the Plum Blossom Inn.
Huaiyong has been very popular recently, capturing a few bandits who robbed grain, and is regarded as the reincarnation of Guan Erye, and the limelight has even overshadowed those regular troops from provincial towns.
After returning from Lingjue Temple, Mei Renhou has been feeling palpitations. That day, he saw that Wang Mingxuan was suspicious of him. In the end, although he pushed all the things on Biaozi, it seemed that Wang Mingxuan also believed it, but he was not brave.
He knew that Wang Mingxuan was a bastard who could do anything. If the surname wants to calculate him, then he will not only lose Wanguan's family property, but also the life of his family.
Recently, he has been unable to sleep and eat unpleasantly, and his head is about to turn white. After some thought, he began to bet on Huaiyong. Although Huaiyong is Wang Mingxuan's subordinate, he does not necessarily listen to him. Huai Yong's task is to be responsible for the prevention and security of the people in the area of Qinglong Town. There is a way: take people's money and eliminate disasters for others.
Recently, he has sent wine and meat to Huaiyong's team many times, and the things given to him are even more considerable. Now that Huaiyong has seen him, he is an old man, and that affectionate person is like his own nephew.
Walking on the street, the group members nodded when they saw him, not smiling or talking.
This time, he held a low-key banquet to please Huaiyong.
At the banquet, Mei Renhou personally held the lamp for Wang Huaili. He picked up the wine glass and handed it to Huaiyong with both hands: "Virtuous nephew, I toast you." ”
Huaiyong hurriedly stood up: "Uncle, kill the little nephew." ”
Mei Renhou smiled: "Whatever you say, I should respect you." ”
"It's better to be respectful than to obey. Well, I'll drink! Huaiyong took the wine glass with both hands and drank it all.
Mei Renhou shouted, "Good! Pour another glass of wine and hold it to Huaiyong.
Huai Yong excused himself and said: "The little nephew is narrow, and the old man can do it himself." ”
Mei Renhou said: "That cup is for the virtuous nephew, and this cup is to thank the virtuous nephew for keeping my family safe, and the virtuous nephew can't help but drink it." ”
Huai Yong only drank. He is a clever man, and he understands that Mei Renhou is doing everything possible to curry favor with him.
On the day of the Mei family's accident, he arrived after the fact. He asked Wang Mingxuan how he was injured, and said that he was cut off by the bandits.
He was suspicious, there were bolts and a group of guards, how could the bandits enter the Xu family? Besides, Wang Mingxuan is more powerful than others, and he is proficient in fist and foot kung fu, plus he has a gun in his hand, how can one or two bandits be his opponents?
Taking a step back, even if that bandit succeeded, how could he escape the bolt's spear? But the truth is that they all got an axe.
Later, he privately asked the plug what was going on that day. The bolt had a very close personal relationship with him, but he only said one sentence: "The second child is in trouble." ”
He immediately understood why Wang Mingxuan didn't live with him, but wanted to live in Mei's house, and complained in his heart that Wang Mingxuan was too much, and anyone's flowers and plants dared to break.
At that time, he was very uneasy, and he was really afraid that Wang Mingxuan would let him poison the Mei family. He had a very good impression of Mei Renhou, and felt that this person was squandering money and righteousness, speaking and doing things about benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom and faith, and he had a good reputation among the people. If Wang Mingxuan really ordered him to poison Mei Renhou, should he carry out the order or not?
Thankfully, his worries were unfounded. So far, Mei Renhou has given him no orders or hints about the assassination. But Mei Renhou was very kind to him, which made him feel ashamed.
Huai Yonggang put down the wine glass, and Mei Renhou, who was sitting next to him, held a glass of wine: "Captain Guo, I respect you for this glass of wine on behalf of the eight thousand people of Qinglong!" ”
Huaiyong hurriedly said, "Thank you Meiyi, I really can't drink it." ”
Mei Renhou said: "Don't shirk the virtuous nephew. This time, you cut off Li Shisan's left and right hands, and you made a miraculous achievement. After drinking this glass of wine, the next time she dies will be Xu Qiumei! ”
Sitting at the banquet table were all the celebrity squires of Qinglong Town, and they all said: "Master Mei said very well, this glass of wine can't be drunk!" ”
Huaiyong was no longer reserved, took the wine glass, tilted his neck, and the cup bottomed out. The crowd shouted in unison: "Good! ”
The wine has passed three rounds, and the dishes have passed five flavors. Gossip began at the feast. Mei Renhou put a piece of shark fin in the small plate in front of Huaiyong, and asked with a smile: "Captain Guo, when will you eat your wedding wine?" ”
Huaiyong replied with a smile: "The date has not yet been decided. When the time comes, please ask Master Mei to appreciate his face. ”
Mei Renhou smiled and said, "I must eat your wedding wine." ”
Peng Yukun, the squire who accompanied the wine, took a sip of wine and asked, "The virtuous nephew wants to marry?" I don't know whose daughter it is? ”
Mei Renhou swallowed a mouthful of food and said, "Brother Ren is also lonely. The bride that Huaiyong wants to marry is the eldest lady of Fengjia Rice Shop, and she is the number one beauty in our Qinglong Town. ”
Someone chimed in: "Heroes and beauties are really made in heaven, a good couple." ”
Everyone said yes.
Peng Yukun frowned. Feng Si is well known to him, and his eldest daughter also knows it, beauty is beautiful, but he has already been married, and Luo Fu has a husband. Could it be that Huai Yong is about to rob a married woman? He suddenly felt disgust in his heart, and his words became harsh: "It's Master Mei's matchmaker, right?" ”
Mei Renhou was familiar with Peng Yukun's temperament, so he naturally heard the sound outside the strings, and laughed: "Brother Yukun is only busy with business, and his ears don't hear anything on the street. Feng Si's son-in-law has been sick and died for a year and a half, and his daughter now lives in her mother's house. ”
Peng Yukun was relieved. He has his own unique set of ways to deal with people, he doesn't like women very much, and advocates a good woman and not marrying a second man. But the widow's repetition is also a common thing in the world, and he does not bother to pay attention to his likes and dislikes.
It's just that Huai Yong is a talent, why did he fall in love with a widow? It seems that Huaiyong is fascinated by beauty, and he is not a real man. Although he looked down on Huai Yong in his heart, he still said a lot of compliments in his mouth.
"Virtuous nephew, if the happy day is chosen, say hello to me. I'll hold a banquet in the official store and organize your wedding. ”
Huaiyong is trying to make the wedding grand and solemn, but he is short of money. As soon as Mei Renhou said this, it was really a blessing in the snow. He was overjoyed, stood up and gave Mei Renhou a deep look: "Uncle is so loving, how can I thank my little nephew." ”
Mei Ren twisted his beard with thick hands, and Ying Ying smiled: "The virtuous nephew said these words, just to see the outside." Your business is my business, if there is any difficulty, just ask, don't be polite to the uncle. ”
"Thank you, uncle!"
After the banquet, Huai Yong hurried back to the team headquarters, where several regimental members were cleaning up a new house for him. He had a cigarette in his mouth, and he put his hands in his trouser pockets to examine it, and felt satisfied.
It has been two years since Huaiyong lost his wife. It was easy to remarry based on his status and looks. Not to mention marrying a widow, it is easy to find a yellow flower girl. There are indeed a lot of people who come to the door to talk about the matchmaker, but none of those women he has a eye on. His deceased wife was ugly. At that time, his family was very poor, and no one was willing to enter his house. His parents were afraid that the incense of the Wang family would be cut off, so they gritted their teeth and borrowed a few taels of silver, and finally married this ugly daughter-in-law into the door.
It's like Yuxiu, the eldest daughter of the Feng family, I still deeply remember the inexplicable and shuddering scene when I first saw her......